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Why You Shouldn't Hold A Chicken Up To Your Face
Submitted by Mahekun on Mon, 10/29/2007 - 4:01am.
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My great-grandpa, George Gingerich, with a favorite chicken. Seconds after this photo was taken, the chicken pecked him in the eye and he had to wear a bandage for three months (he kept his sight).
Poor Guy!
Submitted by Mountainair on Fri, 10/29/2010 - 4:50pm.
My dog clawed me in the eye last December; the pain was worse than childbirth, which I had just experienced 2 months prior! Had to have eye surgery and my eye still hurts (will probably have to have another surgery soon) almost a year later. I can only imagine what a chicken claw feels like-ouch!
Exactly
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sun, 11/04/2007 - 4:28am.
" I feel like chicken, tonight, like chicken tonight..."
Dinner
Submitted by Tony Brooklyn on Mon, 10/29/2007 - 6:44pm.
After the poke in the eye, I guess it was an easy decision as to what to have for dinner.
after which time....
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 10/29/2007 - 1:11pm.
she was obviously no longer his favorite.
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